Three Modern Italian Poets

Saba, Ungaretti, Montale

Focusing on the most recent triad of Italian poetic genius—Umberto Saba, Giuseppe Ungaretti, and Eugenio Montale—Joseph Cary not only presents striking biographical portraits as he facilitates our understanding of their poetry; he also guides us through the first few decades of twentieth-century Italy, a most difficult period in its literary and cultural development.

Preface to the First Edition (1969)Preface to the Second Edition (1993)I. Twilight, and the Conditions of New DayII. Umberto SabaIII. Giuseppe UngarettiIV. Eugenio MontaleChronological TablesAfterword on Saba (1993)Afterword on Ungaretti (1993)Afterword on Montale (1993)Select BibliographyAcknowledgmentsIndex of Proper Names and Literary Terms

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